Unknown Central and South American
Crown

Public Domain

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureChimú

Titles

Crown

Date1100–1450 AD

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions2 1/2 × 7 in. diameter (6.4 × 17.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.890

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

Exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1968;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.890

Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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